party before me we believe in another virtue that is .fj11 redemption redemption. and that really brings5erí to question did what he did actually reach the+t ethical misconduct or the moral turpitudé51k of some of his predecessors in high officeb([5 that -- such as fire chiefa."ç joanna hayes or gavin newsom when he had his --owq with the chief of staff's wife does thatgg;z wind up moral turpitude or firefighter that killed his wife and burnedj$ down the place that they lived in. perhaps i8ñ the casa de las madres should ask, after all this is over the the district$d attorney's office, why did they

dismiss all of these hundreds ofçmc&-cases, considering the fact that the d.a.'s office actually has a pending with one their own. not exactly a conflict of inteoilbut something we should take into consideration if we're going to facilitate a healing process wxgnn< i think we should do by thewh8 board -- >> president chiu: thank you very >> good evening. my name's ann --k÷foi and i did not expect to be here tonight. my evening started out3>9[ really well. i came home from work and settled down on the couchoñ with my husband and two daughters and watched the giants win. justd[

and then i flipped the channel over;/

sponges. they are picking up cues all thef$p!out what is okay, and not okay, in relationships. and i want you to÷7 the children in our city, and what message your n to send them. the sheriff's main duty is to keep us safe. guilty of a charge of domesticm+3ep violence. the ethics commission was the fact-finding body here. they found many of thefd>/z charges here that i've heard over and over again, described not -- credible. and just because you say something over and over again does not i respectfully ask that you remove sheriff ross mirkarimi. thank5#%[ you. >> president chiu: thank you. next ;íòer. >> good evening. my name isqi>lv richard roarman, a 40 year resident of san francisco and a 20 year residen┌ of

district 5. and the only thing i cannot sup02 mr. mirkarimi when he's been elected, and i voted for him, elected+j to uphold the office, and administer some law thatñr÷ he's been presumed guilty of. and medicine elianaieou also, i want to say if you don't tell the postman that you're vacation to venezuela, the post office will not know to hold your mail. we did7dn+ this. had it not come to the media everything would have sailed through! have had his job. thank you. >> president chiu: thanks. next speaker. >> my name is bradley weedmiv)il executive board of seiu. i hope you will standc%gx up for the rights of the citizens of san francisco to choose their sheriff. the caseñ does not rise to the point of removing him. i have suffered morewywñí violence

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different viewpoint in the center of the legal structure of this city,bsebc and not to be taken over by those who are ruled by the real estate ññy development interests. removing the=cpeb sheriff removes an independent legal voice when we hav7zz@ some really questionable issues with the established political and police order and the district attorneyik8gñ covering for his activities previously

speak on this subject and every time i do it gets harder and easier at the same time. i'm a domestic violenceüf shp &c"p% survivor, was beaten pretty badly as a child. and so it's difficult for me to (nñ watch all this, to watch the testimony hear are different perspectives on it.knc it's also pains me to hear the division between violence advocates and those on the left because we've been such strong#30e look forward to when that dynamic changes. i would say this domestic violence survivor it is not easy to stand here and sayzm%z i believe in redemption. it is not easy for me to stand here9lt and say i believe if restorative justice. it would be easierm6 for me to say i believe in punishment, put them ine them. but that's the very culture we're trying to?z change.

and i would just say to you our prisons areíl full. we need -- i would say this situation the very reasons that i've heard some say that he should not be in charge of restorative justice, are the very reasons that he should be. there is no greaterb y the man has stood there and said i have made a serious mistake, y=e i'm ready to make a difference. and so i'm here today as a domestic=jzlence survivor to stand up for domestic violence@9 survivors, stand up for compassion, stand infor restorative)y÷g justice, and also to stand up for ross. thank you. p/> my name is steve

today against what is going on. i was at a meeting this afternoon with some teachers andqpéyñ staff from the martin luther king school in san francisco. now many of you may not knowkvnmñ that they don't have the music program there. they don't have an artsuú1$ program at that school. but this city and the mayor is spending $2 political frame-up. that's what's going on in the city. thezo7yh working class and poor of san francisco are being kicked out of their homes and this members, from the developers, from'cujt juák voted illegally pushed by the city attorney to throw people out of their homes in parkmerced. that's what's going on in san francisco. there isnqákt malfeasance. there is stealing of money at laguna honda by managers and what does this city do about what does mayor lee and the supervisors do about it? they letb it go. two people were fired for theft

of city property. but they have an agenda when it comes to ross mirkarimi. he's a beater of women. he's a liar. he's a criminal. i say the real criminals are running this city.)'tñ that's what's happening in san francisco. and that's why there's a?zíáwp &c"p% vendetta against him. i'm not a democratic. i didn'trc vote for ross mirkarimi. but he has a right, a democratic right to have a hearing and have justice. and you have created a backlash of peoplecp&d who are against privatization who are against outsourcing, who are against turning this@dut)uv to the bankers and the billionaires. thankq%ñ you. >> president chiu: next speaker. >> good evening. chrisi keefer. i attended the ethics commission hearing on ross mirkarimi's the four commissioners that supported the mayor's position not oneh6 represent to you their findings i think it's because they could

not articulate their position which shows the murky slippery%2f slope they were on because this is politically motivated set in position leaving behind a gentrified beautified playground for thezpy7 rich. let's talk about official misconduct, the arm grab of ross mirkarimi or grab by the blue angels. whose city is this. for some of you it is the businessv(d elite and their confiscations of wealth and power. the majority here are8 justice, equality, affordability andpal@ democracy. not twitter, not facebook, not even the booms/ valencia street. what thaiks this city great is to organize our thoughts take a stand, fight against inequality,h:hax

wade through the political bullshit and like it or not ross mirkarimi is one of our leaders. at this juncture you can abandon ross you can abandon eliana and theo, that is your karma. if úk4n tonight who have pleaded with you from many points of view, those of us that spoke, the 97% who spoke in support of ross mirkarimi because hesr supports our values the consequences for all of us in this room will be miserable,çzivñ unprecedented and far-reaching. >> president chiu:u( speaker. >> my name is laurel niece, a resident of district 9. i grew up in district 7. and irf went to high school in district 11. as you know, is a serious matter and i trust that each of you will cast your

votes considering only the facts. the ethics commission struggled to create a process where none existed before4#añ while at the same time reaching a decision on -- in the mirkarimi case. but in the end,1[16 the commissioners, one appointed by the city attorney one by the mayor, and yet anotherr by the district attorney, found the sheriff guilty of official misconduct. but theyeçu did not vote to remove mr. mirkarimi from office. ross mirkarimi'svp.r÷+ior did not relate to his duties. our sheriff has neveri!1z failed refused, or neglected his duties as sheriff. and hegñgg-u(j not convicted of domestic violence. please reinstate ross mirkarimi to theóxn@ office of sheriff. if the voters want to fire our sheriff, there exists a democratic process by which he can be removed. thank youg >> president chiu: next speaker

>> my name is -- and i live in san franciscoash in the bernal heights area. i share many of the other c i think this is the time we really -- i encourage ll the supervisors to take the high road. i think there'uvi enough. this is enough. and there is a choice#3h0s here. you know what it is. and do0> good evening, supervisors. my name ismdp)x valerie, and i'm sure you're very very tired, and i thank you for your patience. know that this is purely political. if it wasn't political then 911 would have been called that night if it rose to that level. and how can so many diverse

behind ross, because there's some truth to that, there's validity to what we're saying bywkc supporting ross. and i would like to also say that i know it's an electionñróqk year. and your decision, whatever it is will have political ramifications either/j!fq way. i just pray that you do -- have integrity and take the high road and allow ross to keep his rightfully elected@op position. and you also know that if it were any of you having

and make the right decision and allow ross to keep his job. thank you very much. >> president chiu: next speaker. >> good evening supervisors. of the american immigration lawyers association and i've been asked by them to come and u speak to you about ross mirkarimi and his reinstatement. the american immigration lawyers association's local chapter was recently rebuked as many of you mayyzó know, by governor brown with respect to the trust act which was overcome by the veto. and one of the reasons that i'm here tonight is because ross mirkarimi has oui5ój stood for immigrant rights. many people voted for ross mirkarimi because of his supportukb for immigrant rights, because when it comes to being a sheriff inoiuhñ this town it is the

immigrants that matter, and our policy towards immigration and customs enforcement. and i'm here to talk to you about that4l$ujáju because i voted for ross mirkarimi. and my voteuiby matters. and each of you have a responsibility, undern?çew the charter, and i know you take it very seriouslykid. please take into considerationéó; not just what you have to do tonight, but wú]/dit means to the people of the city and county of san fraqtf=9ñ because after you vote, the vote you[ék< ramifications. and the person that's=?g;d been appointed to replace our suspended sheriff, who we votedç+:j÷ for is not adequate to carry the heavy 444úon of caring about immigrants as ross was elected

to do. so please do us allh0c+ a service, and care about the voters&abpo here, because your vote matters just like theirs did. thank you. j %9q thank you. >>kpg>z good evening, honorable members of the board. thank you for youré4%'j indulgence. and i'm not going to preach to you but i am assuming you're all saints and you've never been guilty of any minor infraction. so i appeal to your conscience. i'm not going to talk about mr. mirkarimi because you already know him, and you know what he's all about. this is not about domestic violence. it's about political moves on your part. you're ganging up against him because you want to show the mayor you are on his¢)yx side. please, i appeal to your conscious, to be#z÷áñ free-thinkers, and find it in your heart,

assuming that he was guilty of a minor infraction or a misdemeanor. forgive him. we÷í0e should all be forgiven. i'm sure all of you are not saints. and2mrnñ unite him with his family. let him go back to work and do his job. and c8d please stand up to the mayor and show him that you are free-thinkers, and support your constituents who voted for you. i am -- from district 7. thank you very muche&> my apologies to all the victims of (nor.5o7 audio).

>> evening, supervisors. this is almost over i think. i want to make one obvious comment. i think all of us, or any of us would be very proud to have the kind of diverseümz and broad support that has been demonstrated for the past several months at both theho@p hearing and here tonight. i know i would be. i want to just commentbzalz on something. i think the board of supervisors has been set up. you've beenag4ñ set up by a nine month campaign by the mayor's office, administration and the chronicle and assorted other folks. 2 million or so dollars have been spent in public funds to make sure that this campaign has some sort of legs. it's kind of strange that the same attorney, city attorney, made sure that another attorney set up the attorney forb;q ethics commission and then also gave you the same attorney. it's like the fix is in but i don't believe it. i think you guys are too

independent. but this is a political lynching in public. call it what you want. that's what it was. the decemberxx 31st incident did not call for nine months of official -- and abuse. none of you would have taken it from anybody except maybe the mayor's office. anybody, your neighbor, anybody else, do this kind of abuse to you, they would be fiction, there would be problems. it should have been obvious there was something wrong when neither÷÷e city attorney talked to eliana lopez, nor did the domestic violence group. hello. further evidence of this massive -- i'm just about running out of time. i'm going to give that++?÷p it's been obvious tonight that there is no line between the personal and the professional conduct, a line that was brought out by supervisor kim, and others raised that question, andá

answer it and failed to define it. so it's a moving it's discretionary. and that supported the mayor's original position to say he had to l+hf@ñ by the same standards. thank you. reinstate the mayor. >> president chiu: thank youpçw#y. >> president chiu, supervisors, thank you. arnold duffy, representing thc0xt÷ hastings law school rants conductive society. you know when -- thing came up a few years ago it was remarkable how slowly mayor gavin newsom how long it took before he suspended him given everything that was cut andtd i would urge you really don't erode that standard. those of you who know me know that my first andy>k foremost interest at city hall is election activism and well-running elections and thatéyg#t

activism has led me in and out of the political factions here. i would say removing a person from office for relatively minor if any official malfeasance and ití not about domestic violence,eu/ that's a really, really bad thing for -- the man is -- or anyone inme+km his position is -- has to get reelected, and also there's an election process called a recall. i would maintain the checks and balances of governments if i were you. the board of supervisors is supposed to be a balance to the mayor. i would act on that. thank you. >> hi. maria morgan and president chiu you might want to get the gaveli ready because i think you're going to need it. i am here to ask you to remove ross from office. i'm here for$j the many

san franciscans who are unable to attendz0utáq very lengthy hearings. many, many people want him removed from office. i knowa,a÷) that supervisor kim was concerned about what the standard for removal should be, and one of the interestinoqí things in one of the polls is that 66% of the people in your district saida was on probation should not serve as sheriff. and even in ross mirkarimi's former supervisorial district a majority of people supported his removal from- so i'm here to ask you -- i don't think it's a difficult decision. he needs to be removed from office. it's the right thing for san francisco. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. and again, again i need to reiterate membmv3vsnz the public should not be expressing statements of opposition or applause. h.lcq speaker. >> hi. good evening. my name is paula -- i'm a lawyer. i've had the great privilege to represent eliana lopez for the

last six months. in terms of background, 32 years ago i was rspñ deputy district attorney in ventura county in the first pif+l%e project domestic violence prosecution unit in the state of california. i have spent 32 years being of service to the criminals{ñ justice system and to many clients, both as a prosecutor and as a defensej in this instance though, this isn't about domestic violence per se. it's about whether or not ross mirkarimi -- i'm so stressed. this is not my forum, you know. the other digress, i can't believe i'm older than every one of you. it really means i've gotten old or you're all so young. in any event. and i didn't pick you. you're not a4!ñio jury. i'm coming to speak to you, to speak to this fact thatoexpñ integrity without knowledge is weak and mindless. and knowledge without integrity

is dangerous. and potentiallyç&n[z dreadful. you've been given knowledge tonight. i suggest that you consider the words of commissioner hur. i think his)(=g presentation is excellent. i think it is the most neutral presentation that you're going to be given about what the charter provides=yg2t for being or not being official misconduct. ross mirkarimiomjux was convicted of a low level misdemeanor that's not a crime of moral turpitudego$k that occurred prior to taking his oath of office and that is not official misconduct under the city charter. so you have thep

pillow that you can ever have is a good conscience. i believe that the only vote that you?chqo can make -- >> president chiu: thank you very much. thank% >> good5gn% evening, mr. president, supervisors. my name is0+o i live in the third district but i do work at@=@ the african-american -- complex in the -- i know it's getting tieshed, getting long in the fifth district. i heard mayor lee say something that imjçwy thought was very interesting. i think he was? when he said why not vote in a way that takes all the politics out ofat this. if you were to think about this vote without anyq1x political ramifications what would it be?

would you think of mirkarimi as violence? i don't think so. would you think of the act that happened as something that meets the requirement for taking him out of office? i don't think so. it has been said that some of you will be up for electiovuhswñ pretty soon, and that your vote may be related to getting back in office. if there was no political implications aroundbo[1 that how would you vote? in terms of would saynr that i've volunteered at a domesticrx/ t and counseling center. i've had family members4 &pk who have had serious domestic violence.

challenge that case.e)3(p&c @&c"p% it does not rise, i don't believe, to taking an elected person out ofáiu2< the position they were elected for. so going back to what our mayor said why not take the politicsh out of it. i think it might be difficult to do, butp@@ i hope -- >> president chiu: thank7>c you. next speaker. >> hi.v j my name is lydia, i'm a survivor of domestic violence. it's time to rename j7'ávñ ethics commission to reflect their new position the mayor's goon squad. in this whole debacle the only thing that was ethical when rossí1 copped a plea to shelter his family from the spotlight. as survivor of domesticg violence i would like to ask the advocates here where were you when ix>lyeeded you,